Socks on Display....

My darling friend Bonnie

has never met Natalie...yet, she thinks of her always

and tells me that she feels like she knows her

through me..

Bonnie is one of those kinds of friends

who would do anything for you

and she does...

like arranging to have the fabulous compression socks

that were created by family, friends and co-workers

displayed at the Washington County School District Office

what better place

to be educated and informed about DVT and Pulminary Embolism

than a place where educators congregate?!

Our display turned out quite fabulous..

{because the socks are fabulous}

thank you Bonnie..

for helping to educate and inform

but mostly...for thinking of Natalie

I know she knows you too..

through me..

xo

watch me.

our cousin sarah texted me after seeing this on the today show yesterday.
(thanks!)
*be informed.
(you'll have to push pause on the playlist @ the bottom of the page.)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

awareness.

serena williams has been making headlines the past few days
as a result of a pulmonary embolism.
click here to read the article found on the yahoo main page today.
march is national dvt awareness month.
[kinda ironic.]
*be informed.

One Step At A Time...

I've been participating in "The Relay for Life" Event for the past two days..this event is once a year to raise money for cancer awareness and to pay tribute to those who are battling cancer, or have lost their battle with cancer.

Participating made me realize a couple things...

1. I'm out of shape!..{I know ,I know this, and I should have realized it before now, but you know....while I was w.a.l.k.i.n.g around the track..."older" men {much older than me} were sailing past me...jogging along in a smooth glide.
Seriously

2. There are so many people who are affected by cancer, I don't know {anyone} who doesn't know {someone}...who has not been touched by this hurrendous disease..my cute Dad, passed away from pancreatic cancer 10 years ago ... {way. too. soon.}

As we walk along they play inspiring music to help keep you motivated...and yes, I needed motivation when I was walking my hour and a half block at about 11:00p.m. last night...

I heard this song... by Jordan Sparks...{love it}

"We Live And We Learn To Take One Step At A Time

There's No Need To Rush

It's Like Learning To Fly

Or Falling In Love

It's Gonna Happen

And It's Supposed To Happen

That We Find The Reasons Why

One Step At A Time"

Sweet Noah has been doing a lot of {wondering} lately ....

Growing up...yet still a child

Understanding..

~One Step At A Time ~

My SkyWest Family

They say a family can consist of different combinations of people...

a father, mother and children are a family

a husband and wife is a family

a father and children are a family

a mother and children are a family

and this post is about my

SkyWest Family...

which consists of

many, many incredible, diverse, amazing,

caring, fabulous...people

I am the manager of a small group of this big SkyWest Family..

22 employee's to be exact.. 22 of the best

They knew about my sock project

and while I was away...{you know the "mice will play"}

they gathered...and decorated socks for me

Amazed

Overwhelmed

Touched

are just a few words to describe how I felt when I returned

to find socks....not just 22 from my department

but from my SkyWest Family

{you can read all about that in the newspaper article post}

There isn't room to post all of them...

there are so many amazing socks

But here are the socks from MY department

from my{children} so to speak...

{the first two are a joint effort from more than one person...to capture SkyWest and my department "MX Records"..and what we are all about}

Told you..

They are the best

Emily...like one of my girls!

Emily...you are amazing! I love that you decorated a sock for me...for Natalie..

I'm so grateful that Melanie has such great friends...that are so much a part of me and our family...can't thank you enough! Love YOU!

The Spectrum Article

Talk about shock

A little bird in my department

whom I won't name {Donna}

called the Spectrum and told them about my sock project...

click on the link below and it will take you to the article

published in the paper..

click here to read the article found on the front page of todays newspaper.

here is my disclaimer..

so much was left out that I wish the reporter would have included

I was "miss quoted" on the FRONT page...no less

so when you read it...add the words "while traveling" to the quote

and then it will be correct

wish I could have written the article myself

I don't love being the center of attention

...and I certainly don't love the picture {AGH}

but I love that awareness was put

right.on.the.front.page.

for ALL to see

Patty.. never a truer Friend...

No surprise at all...that my friend..my life long friend, who has loved and supported me through eveything..decorated this adorable sock for me.

Thank you Patty...

I love you...and I love this sock!

Ah...My Family...My GIRLS!

I don't even know where to start with these FAB, AMAZING, ADORABLE...socks..

made by my sister-in-law..and her darling daughters...my neices!

...but OH, they are so much more than those "titles"....

Diane is my sister in every sense of the word {Natalie's Aunt}

...and her girls...are "my" girls...LOVE them as if they were my own.{Natalie's cousins}

..Sarah, so talented and beautiful...if you could hear her sing...simply amazing.

Lindsey...one of a kind, breathtaking, enerjetic, smart..OH, how I love this gal!

...and Allie, OH Allie...can you say, sassy, spitfire, darling beyond description?

... OH my girls...I La-La-LOVE these socks you created for me...

each one reflects each of you...I CHERISH them...

For Mommy Natalie...

What a better tribute than to do this for his Mommy Natalie...

Natalie is smiling..and loving this

And Tiffany...nothing more can be said...than what this sock represents...

And of course...Cutler.. simply...ART!...from these two little hands that are sooo busy!

That's what Friends are for....

To say that I have amazing friends...is an {understatement}! We have been through thick and thin...literally...{we all prefer the "thin" by the way!}

Seriously...

To tell you what my friends mean to me...I can't find the words.

The dictionary doesn't have adjectives to describe them

Suffice it to say we have experienced together

just about every life event possible

We have celebrated everything

from the birth of our children

to watching them grow up,

go to school,

get married

and

have children of their own.

We've traveled together, shopped together,

cooked amazing food for each other,

laughed so hard we've cried together.

some of us work...some of us don't

some of us are single,

some married,

some divorced

We have supported, loved and cried with each other

through cancer,

wayward children,

loss of jobs,

death of parents

and

of children

Is it any wonder then... that my friends would do

anything less than this for me..

Incredible

Amazing

Fabulous

Socks!

After all...

that's what friends are for...

Can't find the words to Thank You my fabulous friends

for supporting my project...